coemption
coemption (koh-emp-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The act of purchasing the entire quantity of any commodity. 2. COEMPTIO. — coemptional, coemptive, adj.
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coemptio
coemptio (koh-emp-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. A form of civil marriage in which the husband “purchased” from a woman’s father — by fictitious sale — the right to exercise marital power (manus) over the woman. • The father conveyed his daughter to her husband through the technical procedure of a sale of res mancipi. The